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Pastel Bellsby *SeattleYates

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Aquatic Life

Tunicates (commonly called "sea squirts") come in a wide variety of sizes and colors. They filter plankton from the water by moving water through their bodies - in one hole and out the other. These were some of the prettiest tunicates I've ever seen. Added description 26Feb2012: Thanks for all of the kind comments everybody! I'm honored that this photo was a DD! As a little more background, and to answer some questions, these little tunicates were only about an inch in length, and mostly along and under a ledge. Most tunicates are actually pretty ugly (note the tiny white ones with green spots in this same shot!) - a lot of them look kind of like kidneys! I've never seen any like this except on that one dive, which is why I stopped and took a bunch of photos of them. Then again, I was diving an area in Northeast Indonesia called Raja Ampat, considered by marine biologists to be the center of marine biodiversity for the entire planet (i.e., more species of fish, corals, etc. than anywhere else on earth), so every dive was almost overwhelming in terms of the quantity and variety of sea life! I felt very fortunate being able to go there and experience it...including little "gems" like these!
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~kirstenbakker Mar 5, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Fascinating image!

~buntscheck Feb 28, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

really great work

!SeattleYates Feb 26, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks for all of the kind comments everybody! I'm honored that this photo was a DD! [link] As a little more background, and to answer some questions, these little tunicates were only about an inch in length, and mostly along and under a ledge. Most tunicates are actually pretty ugly (note the tiny white ones with green spots in this same shot!) - a lot of them look kind of like kidneys! I've never seen any like this except on that one dive, which is why I stopped and took a bunch of photos of them. Then again, I was diving an area in Northeast Indonesia called Raja Ampat, considered by marine biologists to be the center of marine biodiversity for the entire planet (i.e., more species of fish, corals, etc. than anywhere else on earth), so every dive was almost overwhelming in terms of the quantity and variety of sea life! I felt very fortunate being able to go there and experience it...including little "gems" like these!

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~Kona-Bali Feb 24, 2012

pretty PORIFERA! thats awsome!

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~TonitoDePR Feb 22, 2012

Its hard to imagine that these creatures are the first chordatas. nice pic btw!!

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~DeviantDragoness Feb 14, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

this isnt shopped??!!! I need to go diving more!

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~dakazi-979 Feb 13, 2012 Student General Artist

very beautiful. how i wish i could do underwater photography
its a complete other world down there

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~LeafyHeart Feb 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow! nature is amazing!

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A beautiful picture!

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